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LAWRENCE

American Legion

842-3415. 3408 W. Sixth.

• Thursdays: John Weatherwax and the Junk Yard Jazz, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Astros Billiards

749-7699. 601 Kasold Dr. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Ten pool tables, nine-ball tournaments at 2 p.m. Sundays.

Bambino's Italian Cafe

832-8800. 1801 Mass.

• Oct. 2: Mike Roberts.

The Bottleneck

841-5483. 737 N.H. Club with dance floor and live music, featuring local and out-of-town bands including rock, reggae, jazz and blues. Swing Set, Sundays. Open mike, Mondays.

• Sept. 30: The Original Parliament Phunkadelic.
• Oct. 1: Caribe, Dos Tres.
• Oct. 2: Don Cabelloro, Euphone, Proudentall.
• Oct. 4: Mike Watt, Be-Non, Brannock Device.
• Oct. 5: Strangefolk, Busy Signal.
• Oct. 6: Drop Kick Murphys, Anti-Flag, Beer Zone.
• Oct. 7: Hyperspherian, Everest, String and Return.

Brown Bear Brewing Co.

331-4338. 729 Mass. Bands play 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. DJ Kilby, Monday nights. Carol Dressler open mike, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. first Sunday of the month.

Dos Hombres

841-7286. 815 N.H.

• Sept. 30: Mike Roberts and Lisa Donnelly.

Duffy's Tavern

842-7030. Ramada Inn, 2222 W. Sixth. Opens 4 p.m. daily.

• Tuesdays-Saturdays: Karaoke.

Free State Brewing Co.

843-4555. 636 Mass. Brewery and restaurant. Hours: 11 a.m.-midnight daily.

• Fridays: The Free State Brewery Jazz Quartet, straight-ahead jazz, 8 p.m.-midnight.

The Granada

842-1390. 1020 Mass. Ultra Groove-Funk, Soul & Disco Party, Saturdays. Lazer Music Show, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Sundays. Martini Project-Acid Jazz in the Lounge, Mondays. Viva Ritmo-Latin Dance Night, Wednesdays. Retro dance night, Thursdays. Spin, Fridays.

• Oct. 2: Static X, 6 p.m.

Harbour Lights

841-1960. 1031 Mass. Hours: 2:30 p.m.-2 a.m. weekdays and 1:30 p.m.-2 a.m. weekends. Featuring live music Sundays and live jazz Wednesdays. Three pool tables.

Jack Flanigans Bar and Grill

749-4295. Just off 23rd Street behind McDonald's. Featuring restaurant and music emporium. Billiards, darts and TVs. Open for dinner Mondays-Thursdays, and lunch and dinner Fridays-Sundays. Live music or DJ on Saturdays. Dart league on Tuesdays.

• Fridays: DJ Retro Rob.
• Saturdays: Swingbug DJ, with swing lessons at 9 p.m.
• Sundays: Lawrence Soft-tip Dart Assn. Tournament, 1 p.m., registration, 2 p.m. tournament.

The Jazzhaus

749-3320. 926 1/2 Mass. Live jazz, funk, electric blues and original rock. Hours: 4 p.m.-2 a.m. daily. Concert information, 749-1387. All shows start at 10 p.m.

• Sept. 30: Too Slim and the Taildraggers, blues/rock.
• Oct. 1: Natty Nation, reggae.
• Oct. 2: James Armstrong, electric blues.
• Oct. 4: Mudslinger Jam, blues/rock jam.
• Oct. 6: The Red, original acoustic rock.
• Oct. 7: The Ark Band, reggae/funk.

J.B. Stout's Grill & Bar

843-0704. 721 Wakarusa Dr., in Wakarusa Plaza. Billiards and 25 TVs.

Jet Lag Lounge

842-0083. 610 Fla. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Sundays. Live bands on Fridays and Saturdays.

• Oct. 1-2: Billy Spears Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Kaspars Bar & Grill

3115 W. Sixth.

• Saturdays: Karaoke.

King Arthur's

842-8225. 2228 Iowa. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Nine billiard tables, dart league, big-screen television.

Knights of Columbus

2206 E. 23rd.

• Oct. 2: Rural Route 4, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Pat's Blue Rib'N Barbecue

1618 W. 23rd. Live music every Friday night. Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. every day. NTN trivia.

• Oct. 1: Billy Ebeling and the Late for Dinner Band.

The Pool Room

749-5039. Hillcrest Shopping Center, 925 Iowa. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Twenty-two billiard tables, seven TVs, videos. Weekly 8-, 9- and 3-ball tournaments.

Red Lyon

832-8228. 944 Mass. Darts, pool table, big-screen TVs. Celtic Jam Pub Night, 7 p.m. first Wednesday of every month. Hours: 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Sundays.

Replay Lounge

749-7676. 946 Mass. Pinball, video games, beer garden and occasional live music. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-2 a.m. Sundays.

Rick's Place

749-5067. 623 Vt. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Darts, pool and shuffleboard. Live music every Saturday.

Stu's Midtown Tavern

749-1666. 925 Iowa. Hours: 10 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Two pool tables, four dart boards. Live music Friday and Saturday nights.

KANSAS CITY

B.B.'s Lawnside Bar B.Q.

1205 E. 85th, Kansas City, Mo.

• Sundays: Lonnie Ray Blues Band, 8 p.m.-11 p.m.

Beaumont Club

(816) 561-2560. 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo.

• Oct. 3: Def Comedy Jam vs. Comic View, 7 p.m.
• Oct. 6: Sixth Annual Sandstone Amphitheatre Entertainment Auction, benefit for Good Samaritan Project, 5:30 p.m., food and beverages, 6:30 p.m., auction begins.

Big Daddies

112 E. Mo., Kansas City, Mo.

• Wednesdays: Jam session, with Lonnie Ray Blues Band, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

Blayney's

(816) 561-3747. 415 Westport Rd., Kansas City, Mo.

• Saturdays: Lonnie Ray Blues Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Eden Alley Restaurant

707 W. 47th, Kansas City, Mo.

• Oct. 1: Mark T. Gottschall, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Grand Emporium

(816) 531-1504. 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

• Sept. 30: Parlay and the Saddlemen.
• Oct. 1: Lamont Cranston Band, blues.
• Oct. 2: Majestic Rhythm Revue and Grady Champion.

See Calendar, page 16

• Oct. 4: The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus.
• Oct. 5: Brian Lee.
• Oct. 6: The Ark Band, reggae.
• Oct. 7: Leon Russell, rock.

Johnny's Tavern

119th and Metcalf, Overland Park.

• Oct. 2: Mark T. Gottschall, 9 p.m.-midnight.

Plaza III

4749 Pa., Kansas City, Mo.

• Sept. 30: Everett DeVan.

Roadhouse Rubys

(913) 829-8200. 11950 S. Strangline Rd., Olathe.

• Oct. 1: Linda Perry, Luxx, 8:30 p.m.

Tom Fooleries

47th and Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.

• Thursdays: Lonnie Ray Blues Band, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

TOPEKA

Centerstage

3249 S. Topeka Blvd.

• Oct. 5: Goldfinger, Bloodhound Gang, 7 p.m.

OTTAWA

Jeff and Anngies

• Oct. 2: Bad Day Survivors, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

MUSIC MUSIC

LAWRENCE

Concerts

• Oct. 2: Red Grammer, 7 p.m., doors open at 6:15 p.m., Haskell Indian Nations University.

KU Recitals

Recitals at 7:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 3:30 p.m. Sundays in Swarthout Recital Hall, unless otherwise noted.

• Sept. 30: Faculty recital, Larry Maxey, clarinet, and Linda Maxey, marimba.
• Oct. 2: Student recital, Ted Toulouse, bass trombone.
• Oct. 5: Master's recital, Byong Mie Seo, piano.
• Oct. 6: Instrumental Collegium Musicum.
• Oct. 7: Visiting Artists Series, Tom Ashworth, trombone and euphonium.

Borders

331-3226. 700 N.H. Hours: 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sundays.

• Oct. 2: The Red, acoustic pop trio, 8 p.m.
• Oct. 3: Allette Brooks, folk, 2 p.m.

KU Carillon

Memorial Drive, Kansas University.

• Recitals are at 3 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Wednesdays, except holidays and when KU classes are not in session.

Lawrence Arts Center

200 W. Ninth.

• Oct. 2: Uptown Mandolin Quartet, Scott Tichenor, 8 p.m.

Liberty Hall

644 Mass.

• Oct. 3: Meli Melomane.

Lied Center

864-ARTS. West Campus, Kansas University.

• Oct. 1: Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, 8 p.m.

West Side Folk

842-1163. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

• Oct. 1: Tanya Savory, contemporary folk, Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt.
• Oct. 7: Carolyn Cruso, Celtic and original folk, Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt.

KANSAS CITY

American Jazz Museum

18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo.

• Sept. 30: Sharon James, 7 p.m.

UMKC Conservatory of Music

(816) 235-2700 (ticket office). Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry, Kansas City, Mo. Concerts at 7:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays in White Recital Hall, unless otherwise noted.

• Sept. 30: Conservatory Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m.

Gem Theater

(816) 842-4538. 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo.

• Oct. 2: McCoy Tyner Trio.

Kansas City Chorale

(816) 931-8273.

• Oct. 3: "Returning Home," 3 p.m., Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 13th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
• Oct. 5: "Returning Home," 7:30 p.m., Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church, 92nd and Nall, Overland Park.

Kansas City Symphony

(816) 471-0400. Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo. Performances at 8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, unless otherwise noted.

• Oct. 1-2: Alicia de Larrocha, piano.

Folly Theater

(816) 842-5500. 12th and Central, Kansas City, Mo.

• Sept. 30: Julliard String Quartet, 7:30 p.m.
• Oct. 1: George Shering Duo, 8 p.m.

Memorial Hall

(816) 931-3330. 600 N. Seventh, Kansas City, Kan.

• Oct. 7: Santana, 7:30 p.m.

Municipal Auditorium

13th and Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo.

• Oct. 2: K-Ci and Jo Jo, Silk, 7 p.m.

Station Casino

(816) 414-7000. 8201 N.E. Birmingham Rd., North Kansas City, Mo. Sunday Swing, first Sunday of every month.

• Oct. 1: Lorrie Morgan, 8 p.m.
• Oct. 2: Hall and Oates, 8 p.m.

William Jewell College

(816) 415-5025. Liberty, Mo. Performances at 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

• Oct. 2: "Great Moments from Great Operas," with the Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

Uptown Theater

3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

• Oct. 1: Chemical Brothers.

TOPEKA

Topeka Symphony

(785) 232-2032.

• Oct. 2: "East Meets West," with pianist Daniel Beliavsky.

BALDWIN

Baker University

(785) 594-6451 or (785) 594-2305. Rice Auditorium, unless otherwise noted.

• Oct. 5: Steel Bandits, 7:30 p.m.

OTTAWA

Ottawa Municipal Auditorium

(785) 242-8810. Third and Hickory. All shows at 7:30 p.m.

• Oct. 2: "Lost Highway: the Music and Legend of Hank Williams," 7:30 p.m.

DANCE DANCE

LAWRENCE

Lied Center

864-ARTS. West Campus, Kansas University.

• Oct. 5: Sankai Juku, 8 p.m.

University Dance Company

864-4264.

• Oct. 2: Dance Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., dance studios, Robinson Center.

KANSAS CITY

State Ballet of Missouri

Ticket office, (816) 931-3330; information, (816) 931-2232.

• Oct. 7-10: "Divertimento #15," "Arena" and "Suite Kander," Lyric Theater, 1029 Central, Kansas City, Mo.

THEATER THEATER

LAWRENCE

Kansas University

Ticket information, Murphy Hall Box Office, 864-3982, or the Lied Center Box Office, 864-2787. Performances at 8 p.m., unless noted otherwise.

• Oct 2: FRiends of the THeatre dinner, with James Still, 6:30 p.m., Fifi's Banquet Connection.

English Alternative Theatre

For ticket reservations, call 864-3642.

• Oct. 7-9: "Croquet," by Sam Osterhout, and "Writing Love Songs for Holly," by Chris Nelson, with Card Table Theatre, 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 200 W. Ninth.

Lawrence Community Theatre

843-7469. 1501 N.H. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays.

• "Fiddler on the Roof," Sept. 30-Oct. 3 and Oct. 7-10. Additional performance at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3.

KANSAS CITY

American Heartland Theatre Co.

(816) 842-9999. Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Performance times vary. Show times: 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

• "Dangerous Obsession," through Oct. 24.

The Coterie

(816) 474-6552. 2550 Grand Ave., Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo. Performances at 10 a.m. and noon Wednesdays-Fridays, 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

• "The Little Tommy Parker Celebrated Colored Minstrel Show," Oct. 5-31.
• "Tracy Milsap: Story Visions and Word Magic," Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25.

Folly Theater

(816) 474-4444. 300 W. 12th, Kansas City, Mo.

• Oct. 5: "Secret Garden," 7:30 p.m.

The Lighten Up Playhouse

(816) 474-4386. 323 W. Eighth in Lucas Place, Kansas City, Mo.

• "Play it By Ear!" 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays.
• "Ultimate Yard Sale," 10 p.m. Fridays.
• "Outside the Lines," 10 p.m. Saturdays.

Martin City Melodrama and Vaudeville Co.

(816) 942-7576. 13440 Holmes, Kansas City, Mo. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays.

• "The Curse of the Mummy, or Let's Wrap" and "Pet Pizzaz," through Nov. 7.

The New Theatre Restaurant

(913) 649-SHOW. 9229 Foster, Overland Park. Meals begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon Sundays.

• "Moon Over Buffalo," through Nov. 7.

Theatre for Young America

(913) 831-1400. Mission Center Mall, 4881 Johnson Dr., Mission. Show times are 10 a.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays and 2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

• "The Toughest Kid in the World," through Oct. 1.

UMKC Theatre Department

(816) 235-2700. 52nd and Holmes, Kansas City, Mo. Performances at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

• "Boesman and Lena," through Oct. 3.

TOPEKA

Topeka Civic Theatre

Box office, (785) 357-5211. Dinner and non-dinner seating. Box office, Gage and S.W. Eighth. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, with dinner starting at 6 p.m.; and 2 p.m. Sundays.

• "Moon Over Buffalo," through Oct. 2.

SUA MOVIES

LAWRENCE

Shown at the Kansas Union's Woodruff Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. Tickets are available at the Student Union Activities Box Office in the Kansas Union.

• Sept. 30: "Pretty in Pink," 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
• Oct. 1-2: "E.T.," 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.; "Breakin'," midnight.
• Oct. 5 and 7: "Transformers," 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
• Oct. 6 and 8-9: "Killer Condom," 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

MISC MISC

LAWRENCE

Borders

331-3226. 700 N.H. Hours: 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sundays. Thursday Stories, 10:30 a.m., and Saturday Stories, 11 a.m., children's amphitheater; Chess Club, 7 p.m. Mondays.

• Oct. 2: Story time, "Jayhawk Jamboree," 11 a.m.
• Oct. 7: Book signing by Harry G. Shaffer, author of "Capitalism: What It Is and What It Isn't," 7 p.m.

Farmer's Market

842-3883. 11th and Vermont. Hours: 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Saturdays.

• Fresh seasonal produce, flowers, bedding plants and crafts, through Nov. 13.

Hall Center Lecture Series

• Oct. 6: Biologist and author Stephen Jay Gould, 8 p.m., Lied Center.

Harvest of Arts

749-0470 or 749-2787.

• Sept. 30: Music in Mural Alley, evening, 800 block of Massachusetts; drum circle, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., South Park, 11th and Massachusetts; poetry jam, 10 p.m., Paradise Cafe, 728 Mass.
• Oct. 1: Harvest of Arts Film Festival, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.; Harvest of Arts Poetry Reading and Cottonwood Celebration, 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 200 W. Ninth; Experimental Jazz, 9:30 p.m., Milton's Cafe, 920 Mass.
• Oct. 2: Open-Air Art Fair, 11 a.m.-dusk, Buford M. Watson Jr. Park, Seventh and Tennessee; hip-hop skate demonstration, 4 p.m., Centennial Park, Ninth and Rockledge Road.
• Oct. 3: Open-Air Art Fair, noon-5 p.m., Buford M. Watson Jr. Park; Piano Stage, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center.

JazzTrain Project

• Sept. 30: "Outstanding Jazz Innovators," lecture by Dick Wright, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 946 Vt.
• Oct. 7: "Jazz Potpourri," lecture by Dick Wright, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 946 Vt.

Kansas University

• Sept. 30: Humanities and Western Civilization Fall Film Series, "Ulysses," 7:30 p.m., room 3139, Wescoe Hall.
• Sept. 30: Presentation by Lawrence artist-author Gary Smith on his experiences photographing a volcano in Montserrat, 7 p.m., Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union.
• Oct. 1: "A Latina Perspective on Media Convergence and Hispanic Influences in America," lecture by Sandra Guzman, 7 p.m., ballroom, Kansas Union.
• Oct. 5: Book signing by Beth Bailey, author of "Sex in the Heartland," 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Jayhawk Room, Kansas Union.
• Oct. 7: Book signing by Beth Bailey, author of "Sex in the Heartland," 4 p.m., Jayhawk Bookstore, 1420 Crescent Rd.

Kansas University football

Memorial Stadium, Kansas University. Home games with asterisk. Dates and times subject to change.

• Oct. 2: SMU, 1 p.m., Homecoming.*

Lawrence Arts Center

843-ARTS. Ninth and Vermont.

• Oct. 2: Lawrence Potters' Guild 22nd Annual Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Rain date: Oct. 9.
• Oct. 2: Paris Potluck Celebration and Information Party, 2 p.m.-5 p.m.

Lawrence Public Library

843-3833. 707 Vt. Open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Sundays.

• Oct. 6: "Urban Indians: Native American Writers of the '90s," "Tracks," with Bernard Hirsch, Kansas University, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Oct. 7: "Where Do You Hang Your Hat?" screening and discussion, 3 p.m.-5 p.m.

Liberty Hall

749-1972. 644 Mass.

• Oct. 1: Pawsible Dream, benefit for Lawrence Humane Society, music and silent auction at 6 p.m., live auction at 7:30 p.m.

The Raven Bookstore

749-3300. 8 E. Seventh.

• Oct. 6: Talk and book signing by Beth Bailey, author of "Sex in the Heartland," 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

Square De-Lites

843-2422. Building 21, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 21st and Harper.

• Oct. 2: Dance with caller Bill Roles and rounds with Wally and Jeanette Kelly, 7:30 p.m.

University Forum

Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread. Noon-1 p.m.; lunch at 11:30 a.m.

• Oct. 6: "Belize," Lee Mann, professor of design.

KANSAS CITY

Crown Center

2405 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

• 23rd Annual Heart of American Quilt Show, Oct. 2-10.

Kansas City Zoo

(816) 871-5701. Call (816) 871-IMAX for theater information. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• "Wolves," "Africa's Elephant Kingdom," "Everest" and "The Greatest Places." "T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous," October.

Overland Park International Trade Center

115th and Metcalf.

• Oct. 1-3: Antiques Garden and Homes Design Show, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 2 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 3.

Rockhurst College

(816) 501-4151.1100 Rockhurst Rd., Kansas City, Mo.

• Oct. 5: Reading by poet W.S. Merwin, 8 p.m., Massman Gallery.

Shawnee Civic Center

13817 Johnson Dr., Shawnee.

• Sundays: World Dance KC, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Westport Allen Center

(816) 753-3884. 706 W. 42nd St., Kansas City, Mo.

• Fridays: Lindy hop lessons, 8:30 p.m.-9:15 p.m.

Worlds of Fun and Oceans

of Fun

4545 Worlds of Fun Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

• Saturdays-Sundays: "Boo! Blast," trick-or-treat village for those 12 and under, and "Halloween Haunt," voodoo venue for teens and adults, through Oct. 24.

University of Missouri-Kansas City, Mo.

• Oct. 2: Lecture by Debbye Turner, former Miss America, 6:30 p.m., room 111, Royall Hall.
• Oct. 4: Lecture by W. S. Merwin, 7 p.m., Pierson Auditorium.

BONNER SPRINGS

Kansas City Renaissance Festival

Hours: 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Tickets: (888) 849-6552.

• Oct. 2-3: "Carnivale de France."

TOPEKA

Heartland Park

(785) 262-4500. 1805 S.W. 71st.

• Sept. 30-Oct. 3: Advance Auto Parts Nationals, times vary.

Topeka Zoo

(785) 272-5821. 635 S.W. Gage Blvd. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

• Mini train and carousel, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays.
• Oct. 2: Dollar Day.

Ward-Meade Park

First and Clay.

• Oct. 3: Apple Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

BALDWIN

Baldwin City Library

• Oct. 2: "Mysteries and Muffins: 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'," leader is Sara Tucker, Washburn University history professor, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

GARNETT

Lake Garnett Cruisers Car and Truck Show

• Oct. 2: Show of classic and custom cars, sidewalk sale, historic walking tour, live entertainment.

LEAVENWORTH

Fort Leavenworth Antique Show and Sale

Frontier Conference Center, Fort Leavenworth.

• Oct. 2-3: Show featuring quilts, linens, glassware, jewelry and more, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 2 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 3.

MUSEUMS MUSEUMS

LAWRENCE

Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art

864-4710. On Mississippi Street west of the Kansas Union on the Kansas University campus. Comprehensive museum with paintings, sculpture, graphics and textiles. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays.

Exhibits

• "Flatland Skies, Keith Jacobshagen," through Oct. 3.
• "Mexican Prints from the collection of Dave and Reba Williams," through Oct. 17.
• "Personal Choices: American Indian Art from a Private Collection," through Oct. 24.
• "Durer's Echo: Five Centures of Influence," through Nov. 14.

Programs, lectures, films and events

• Sept. 30: "Mexican Music of the 20th Century," lecture by KU professor Walter Clark, 7 p.m.
• Sept. 30: Tour du Jour, by curator Pat Villeneuve, 12:15 p.m.
• Oct. 1: "Mexican Prints from the collection of Dave and Reba Williams," tour in Spanish with Maria Velasco, KU assistant professor of art, 2 p.m.
• Oct. 6: "KU Perspectives: Walton Ford's Hide Trade," with Bob Timm, Natural History Museum, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Oct. 7: Tour du Jour, "Durer's Echo: Five Centuries of Influence," by curator Steve Goddard, 12:15 p.m.
• Oct. 7: Lecture on Aaron Douglas by Richard Powell, chair of art and art history department at Duke University, 7 p.m.

Kenneth Spencer Research Library

Behind Strong Hall on Poplar Lane, KU campus. Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays (the Kansas Collection and University Archives close at 5 p.m.); 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays (University Archives closed).

• "An Alphabet of Animals; Two Hundred Years of Zoological Illustration," Special Collections, Main Gallery.
• "Watson Library at 75: A History of the Building."
• "No Dreams Deferred: African-American Leadership in the Kansas Region," Kansas Collection.

Kansas University Natural History Museum

864-4540 or 864-4450. On Jayhawk Boulevard on KU campus. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.

• "The Lush Vegetation of Antarctica."

Museum of Anthropology

864-4245. Spooner Hall on KU campus. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

• Permanent exhibits: "Costa Rica and Her Neighbors" "The Human Life Cycle," "Peoples in Africa" and "People in Places."
• "11th Annual Lawrence Indian Arts Show: a Juried Competition," through Oct. 24.

Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory

864-3166. 500 Lindley Hall. Open to the public for observations on the second and fourth Sunday nights of each month, if skies are clear, 8 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Watkins Community Museum of History

841-4109. 1047 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays. Hands-on history room for children, call for hours.

• "The Basketball Man: Dr. James Naismith."
• "Homemakers Remember 1924-1999," through Aug. 31.

Clinton Lake Museum

Route 5. Hours: 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays and by appointment. Includes the exhibit "Clinton Lake Communities: The First 20 Years, 1854-1874."

• "Transportation: Rails to Conrails."

TOPEKA

Kansas Museum of History

(785) 272-8681. 6425 S.W. Sixth. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sundays.

• Kansas History Center Nature Trail, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
• "Leading the Way: Famous Kansans," through November.
• "From Gems to Gimcracks, The Discovery Place," hands-on gallery for children, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. daily.

Mulvane Art Museum

(785) 231-1124. 17th and Jewell on the Washburn University campus. Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

• Outdoor Art Exhibition.
• "Three Suites: The Art of Craig Subler, Edward Navone and Jim Huck," through Oct. 3.

LECOMPTON

Territorial Capitol -- Lane Museum

(913) 887-6148. Near downtown Lecompton. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

Constitution Hall State Historic Site

(913) 887-6520. 319 Elmore. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. Displays on territorial Kansas. Free.

VINLAND

Coal Creek Library

Eight miles south of Lawrence on Douglas County Road 1055, east on Douglas County Road 460. Established Nov. 22, 1859. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sundays, April through October. Area historical information. For appointment, call (913) 594-3960.

OSKALOOSA

Old Jefferson Town

(785) 863-2070. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, April through mid-December. Collection of vintage buildings, including John Steuart Curry boyhood home, a bow string bridge, wind wagon sculpture, windmill, bell tower and five acres of native grass and wildflowers. Farmer's market from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

KANSAS CITY

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

(816) 561-4000. 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo. Comprehensive art museum. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

Exhibits

• "Echoes of Eternity: The Egyptian Mummy and the Afterlife," through May 7.
• "Life and the Arts in the Baroque Palaces of Rome: Ambiente Barocco," through Oct. 3.
• "Architects' Sketchbook," through Oct. 17.
• "In the Absence of Color," through Feb. 27.

Tours

• Walk-in tours for "Life and the Arts in the Baroque Palaces of Rome: Ambiente Barocco," 1 p.m. Wednesdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, through Oct. 3.
• Oct. 1: "Electromediascope: Sound and Image," 7 p.m.

Lectures

• Sept. 30: "The Valley of the Kings," by Egyptologist Kent Weeks, 6 p.m.

Music

• Oct. 1: Frank Smith Trio, 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

The Kemper Museum

of Contemporary Art

4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

• "Kendall Buster: Sitelines and Suitors" and "Kathryn Spence: Wild," through Oct. 24.
• "Tina Barney: Familiar Records," through Nov. 14.

Kansas City Museum

(816) 483-8300. 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon-4:30 p.m. Sundays. Exhibits also at Town Pavilion, 1111 Main St.

• "Inside Out: The Visible Human," Oct. 2-Jan. 2.
• Oct. 2: "Pecos Bill and His Wild Wild Weather Show," 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Planetarium

• "Autumn Skies," through Dec. 5.
• Fridays-Sundays: "The Truth Is Out There," ongoing.

Strawberry Hill Ethnic Cultural Society

(913) 371-3264. 720 N. Fourth, Kansas City, Kan. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

• "Croatian, Native American and Hispanic Heritage," through Sept. 30.
• Polish-American Heritage Month, through October.

OTTAWA

Old Depot Museum

(785) 242-1250. 135 W. Tecumseh. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.

• "Rails, Trails and Prairie Tales," plus H-O model trains and period rooms, ongoing.
• "Ottawa Newsreels 1937-1938-1939," films.
• "Reflection on the War: Women and Their Civil War Quilts," through Oct. 20.
• "The Santa Fe Trail," through Oct. 31.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo.

Harry S. Truman Library

(816) 833-1400. U.S. Highway 24 and Delaware Street.

• "The Truman Chryslers," through Sept. 30.
• "Treasures of the Truman Library," through Dec. 31.
• "George C. Marshall: Soldier of Peace," through Dec. 1.

MANHATTAN

Beach Museum of Art

(785) 532-7718. On the Kansas State University campus. Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, with extended hours to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

• "The Sense of the City: Louis Kahn's Design for an Office Building in Kansas City, 1966-1973," through Nov. 28.

GALLERIES GALLERIES

LAWRENCE

Art and Design Gallery

Art and Design Building, KU campus. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sundays. Closed Saturdays and holidays.

• Textiles by Jum Sook Kim, through Oct. 1.

Artframes Gallery and Artforms Sculpture Garden

842-1991. 912 Ill. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays or by appointment.

Beadsmyth

1017 1/2 Mass. 865-4181.

• Beadwork by Melba Whatley and split-loomed necklace and bear fetish collection of Brenda Eubanks.

Borderline

749-0200. 820 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, with extended hours to 8 p.m. on Thursdays; 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

• Contemporary fine crafts by national and local artists, including ceramics, metal, wood, jewelry and furniture.

The Bourgeois Pig

843-1001. 6 E. Ninth. Hours: 7 a.m.-2 a.m. daily.

• Fine art photography by Steven East, through Oct. 2.

Do's Deluxe and the Velvet Chair

841-2254. 416 E. Ninth.

• Oils and scratchboards by Marty Olson, ongoing.

Ethnofacts Gallery

749-0430. 625 Walnut. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Imported African and Asian art. Call before visiting.

500 Locust Gallery

832-9867. 500 Locust. Gallery open by appointment or by calling 841-6138 or 842-5328.

• Recent figurative works by Askew, Doner-Hedrick, Dunkley, Graham, Haller, Jackson, Johnson, Murphy, Piller, Sudlow, Underwood and Whitenight.

Free State Glass Gallery

840-0900. 1021 Mass. Hand-blown glass and sculpture. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays.

Goldmakers

842-2770. 723 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

• Works by national and international artists, including jewelry designs by Peter Zacharias and enamels by Faulker Fusaiy.

Haskell Indian Nations University

749-8417. 155 Indian Ave.

• Exhibit of photos from the Rinehart Collection, library.

Jennifer Immel Oldridge Home Studio

331-3090. 112 W. 15th. By appointment only. Web site: www.sunflower.com/~dojo.

• Pastel drawings, portraits, note cards and oil and acrylic paintings.

Julie Hammer Home Studio

841-1191 or 841-1800, by appointment only.

• Watercolor paintings, prints and notecards.

Kellas Studio

843-7749. 18711 Jefferson Hills Dr. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. Call for an appointment.

• Paintings and original prints.

Lawrence Arts Center

843-ARTS. 200 W. Ninth.

• Exhibit of works by Navajo weaver Kalley Keams, through Oct. 8.

Lawrence Community Theatre

1501 N.H.

• Works by Henri Doner-Hedrick, through Oct. 10.

Lawrence Public Library

Seventh and Vermont.

• Eighth Annual Harvest of Arts Celebration, works by 25 area artists, through September.
• Tuesday Painters exhibition, through September.
• Books for sale at the Friends of the Library silent auction, through September.
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